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Monday, March 15, 2010
Letter of the day, March 14
A day late. Oops!
Fisk & Arnold,
Manufacturers of
Artificial Limbs, &c.
No. 3 Boylston Place,
Boston, Mass., March 14, 1899.
Dear Sir:
We ship to-day by Adams Express the samples of old devices requested in your favor of March 7th. The steel skeleton is that of the “Drake” [A.M.M. No. 2503 Misc. Sect.] leg manufactured between 1840 & 50 and the small model is a perfect miniature of the “Palmer” [A.M.M. No. 2504 Misc. Sect.] leg manufactured between 1860 & 70. The skeleton we willingly give to the Museum but for the model we charge you just what it cost us.
Yours very truly,
Fisk & Arnold
To Dallas Bache
Col. & Asst. Surgeon General U.S.A.
Washington, D.C.
[Specimens received March 15, 1899.]
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